Free Speech
Articles discussing the law and policies behind the First Amendment.
Amid the free speech crisis erupting on college campuses, North Carolina has passed a law to ban “free speech zones” in an effort to promote diversity of thought in its public universities.
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A recent lawsuit filed by a First Amendment advocacy group and numerous individuals has raised eyebrows regarding the President’s personal twitter account and the First Amendment right to free speech.
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The “hacker collective”, Anonymous, is known for promoting free speech and individual’s rights. Despite this reputation, their specific targets call into question their actual motives and protection of First Amendment rights.
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The University of Tennessee sent a memo to its students and faculty requesting that everyone use inclusive pronouns when referring to students, instead of traditional binary pronouns.
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With the expansive nature of the Internet, states need to move quickly to combat the harming effects of revenge porn.
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Lawsuits against those involved in writing the Pi Kappa Phi book would likely invoke First Amendment protections.
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Federal courts have held that giving “the bird” to a police officer is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment.
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Flashing your headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is speech protected under the First Amendment.
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State laws seeking to prevent bystanders from filming police officers may infringe upon citizens’ First Amendment rights.
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The Court will consider the role of states in creating specialty license plates in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
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The Supreme Court’s decision in McCullen v. Coakley affirms that content-neutral regulations can still violate the First Amendment.
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McCutcheon v. FEC protects the political speech of the wealthy, but will the voice of the general public be lost?
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Depending on the jurisdiction, bloggers may fall short of the First Amendment’s protection of “freedom of the press,” putting them at greater risk for defamation lawsuits.
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